Heavy rains lashed several areas in Gujarat on Sunday, hampering normal life in cities including Ahmedabad and Surat due to water-logging. According to news reports, Palsana taluk in Surat district received 153 mm of rainfall, the highest in the state, in ten hours.
The wet spell will continue in the next four days in Gujarat, the Met department has said. Isolated places in south and central Gujarat and Saurashtra region are expected to receive heavy rains over the next two days, IMD stated in a release.
The heavy rains affected traffic movement in Surat, Bhuj, Vapi, Bharuch and Ahmedabad due to inundation in low-lying areas. Between 6 am and 4 pm, Ahmedabad city received 62 mm of rainfall, which led to waterlogging in several areas. Several roads and underpasses became inaccessible after being flooded, news agency PTI said quoting officials.
As many as 43 talukas received more than 40 mm of rainfall in just ten hours between 6 am and 4 pm on Sunday. In ten hours, four talukas -- Bardoli, Surat city, Kamrej, and Mahuva in Surat district -- received rainfall in triple digits at 135 mm, 123 mm, 120 mm, and 119 mm, respectively.
Among other talukas, Vapi in Valsad district received 117 mm of rainfall, Olpad in Surat 116 mm, Valsad taluka 102 mm, Kaprada in Valsad 90 mm, Khergam in Navsari 88 mm, Bharuch taluka 86 mm, Dharampur in Valsad 73 mm, and Morbi taluka 72 mm.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Gujarat is experiencing a wet spell due to cyclonic circulation over the northeast Arabian Sea adjoining the Saurashtra region.
On July 3 and 4, Valsad and Navsari districts in south Gujarat and Banaskantha district in north Gujarat are expected to receive significant rainfall.
